Is Eric van Helsing a terrible father?

Eric van Helsing says that he loves his son. However in Season 1 & 2, Eric repeatedly sends his 12-13 năm old son to investigate the castle....alone. It's painfully obvious that Jonathan has no combat training; karate, kungfu, basic self-defense,) nothing!

If this wasn't a kids show, Jonno would have been eaten within 5 minutes!

Eric goes on and on about how ma cà rồng are evil murderers that suck people dry and how they are an unstoppable plague and bloodsucking monsters.....and yet, van Helsing send his young son (who is still a child) into a lâu đài FULL of vampires...all bởi himself! On numerous occasions! There's nepitism and blind and deluded. It's like he wants his son to die!

He repeatedly goes back on his word to take his son camping and fishing (to do thêm slaying business) and sabatages his son's chance to be on the football team.

What do bạn think? Is Eric van Helsing is bad father?